Personnel list (Geoff Mandel, 1978)

[Falconer]

Hey, guys, there is a list in the old Star Fleet Handbook, Vol. 12 that interests me for various reasons. I thought I would type it up for ease of reference:

OFFICERS
U.S.S. ENTERPRISE PERSONNEL


COMMAND

CAPT. KIRK                    COMMANDING OFFICER                            SC 937-0176 CEC
CMDR. DECKER                  EXECUTIVE OFFICER                             EC 948-885
LT. SULU                      HELMSMAN                                      HC 173-950
LT. RYAN                      HELMSMAN                                      HC 174-199
LT. LESLIE                    HELMSMAN                                      HC 205-787
LT. HANSEN                    HELMSMAN                                      HC 433-089
LT. RHADA                     HELMSMAN                                      HC 493-595
LT. ILIA                      HELMSMAN                                      HC 987-879
LT. CMDR RILEY                CHIEF NAVIGATOR                               CNC 146-892
LT. FARREL                    NAVIGATION OFFICER                            NC 195-058
LT. DePAUL                    NAVIGATION OFFICER                            NC 255-288
LT. AREX                      NAVIGATION OFFICER                            NC 887-657
LT. CLAYTON                   CHIEF PILOT                                   CPC 980-711
LT. BRENT                     ORDNANCE OFFICER                              OC 247-276
LT. STILES                    ORDNANCE OFFICER                              OC 251-709
LT. JOHNSON                   ORDNANCE OFFICER                              OC 978-497
LT. ROMAINE                   RECORDS OFFICER                               RC 507-142


SCIENCES

CMDR. SPOCK                   SCIENCE OFFICER                               S 179-276 SP
LT. XON                       ASS'T SCIENCE OFFICER                         AS 409-671
LT. HADLEY                    CHIEF SCIENTIST                               CSS 985-089
LT. JAEGER                    SCIENTIST (GEOLOGIST/METEOROLOGIST/
                                GEOPHYSICIST)                               SS 066-783
LT. NOEL                      SCIENTIST (CHIEF PSYCHIATRIST)                SS 113-414  
LT. BOMA                      SCIENTIST (CHIEF ASTROPHYSICIST)              SS 163-024
LT. RODRIGUEZ                 SCIENTIST (CHIEF BOTANIST)                    SS 245-487
LT. PALAMAS                   SCIENTIST (ARCHAEOLOGICAL/ANTHROPOLOGIST)     SS 608-560
LT. MOREAU                    SCIENTIST (CHIEF CHEMIST)                     SS 622-241         
LT. RAWLINS                   SCIENTIST (CHIEF GEOLOGIST)                   SS 646-718
LT. PHILLIPS                  SCIENTIST (ASTROBIOLOGIST)                    SS 686-956
LT. MULHALL                   SCIENTIST (CHIEF ASTROBIOLOGIST)              SS 942-952
LT. CMDR. MCCOY               CHIEF SURGEON                                 SM 357-977
LT. CMDR. HARRISON            DOCTOR (PATHOLOGIST)                          M 255-375
LT. CMDR. M'BENGA             DOCTOR (SURGEON)                              M 324-004
LT. CMDR. SANCHEZ             DOCTOR (SURGEON)                              M 968-671
LT. CHAPEL                    HEAD NURSE                                    MN 286-198


ENGINEERING & SHIP'S SERVICES

LT. CMDR. SCOTT               CHIEF ENGINEER                               SE 197-514
LT. DeSALLE                   ASS'T CHIEF ENGINEER                         AE 244-596
LT. MASTERS                   ENGINEERING OFFICER                          E 123-320
LT. SINGH                     ENGINEERING OFFICER                          E 342-413
LT. ELLIOTT                   ENGINEERING OFFICER                          E 846-018
LT. WASHBURN                  ENGINEERING OFFICER                          E 934-851
LT. KYLE                      TRANSPORTER CHIEF                            CTE 818-617
LT. O'NEIL                    TRANSPORTER OFFICER                          TE 897-632
LT. BRIEL                     CHIEF MESS OFFICER                           CME 013-461
LT. CMDR. ALDEN               CHIEF OF COMMUNICATIONS                      CCE 830-868
LT. UHURA                     COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER                       CE 540-621
LT. JOSEPHS                   COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER                       CE 605-760
LT. PALMER                    COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER                       CE 873-155
LT. MARTINE-TELLER            COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER                       CE 974-276
LT. M'RESS                    COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER                       CE 988-813
LT. CMDR. GIOTTO              CHIEF OF SECURITY                            CSE 514-293
LT. CMDR. KELOWITZ            SECURITY OFFICER                             SYE 086-887
LT. OSBORNE                   SECURITY OFFICER                             SYE 113-222
LT. ROWE                      SECURITY OFFICER                             SYE 136-116
LT. SHEA                      SECURITY OFFICER                             SYE 205-090
LT. LEMLI                     SECURITY OFFICER                             SYE 298-047
LT. NORED                     SECURITY OFFICER                             SYE 316-180
LT. DICKERSON                 SECURITY OFFICER                             SYE 596-872
LT. RAND                      HEAD YEOMAN                                  CY 080-495

Well, as I mentioned in another thread, I have been very interested in the fan scene of the 70s—not all aspects of the fan scene, but, general stuff like this about the characters and the aliens and the technology. It was basically fanfic, but, because there were very few official sources at the time, it’s been interesting to see where various unofficial sources from those days influenced other unofficial and official sources.

A few years later, the U.S.S. Enterprise Officer’s Manual printed a version of this list which was greatly changed due to the influence of TMP. We can talk about those changes if you want, but I’m mainly interested in the above list.

The first curiousity is that he includes characters from TOS, TAS, and Phase II. I think he assumed some characters who had transferred off the ship during TOS (Riley, Alden, Rand) might return in Phase II, with promotions.

Of course it’s an unrealistically maximal list, by which I mean it is hard to imagine many of these officers serving together at the same time. But I think that’s partly to show off his research, and partly to try to show what a full complement would look like. It makes sense that at any given time there would be a psychiatrist and a chemist and an astrobiologist on board.

So, my first question for you is general: did he do a good job of representing how the divisions and departments break down?

Second question, a little more specific: do you spot any info here which came from a source other than TOS proper (Whitfield, Trimble, Schnaubelt, Blish, Foster…)?

Finally, ultra-specific, what is the idea with ordnance? I can only guess he felt there ought to be an ordnance, so, he threw three random guys on the job. Still, I feel like I am missing something, here.

 

[Desert Kris]

Not sure what to make of that. There were some names that I expected, but I think they are omitted because the story that character appears in is their one appearance after which they are killed or exiled or whatever. So Stiles is working below decks in the phaser banks "Stiles, can you hear me? Fire!" however Tomlinson was killed in the same episode, Balance of Terror. Naturally Tomlinson isn't included in a roster that might be TMP era crew roster.

It isn't consistent, though, because Mira Romaine in records was only on board the Enterprise to be ferried from whatever her last post is to the Memory Alpha. Her career direction was to be part of one of those Memory collection outposts, although admittedly it doesn't rule out the possibility that she eventually decides to be part of a starship staff.

The security department is neglected. Which seems kind of enabling of the tendency to throw red shirts away as disposable. One thing that some novels have done is develop a security staff, and make the security chief a more prominent character (The Entropy Effect, Mindshadow).

I saw a reviewer once give the author Diane Duane credit as a writer that shows that there's a department staff supporting the department head. So in The Wounded Sky, every new scene the bridge has most of the familiar bridge crew except for one who has been swapped out because they are off-shift. So one scene has another character at communications, a later scene has Uhura back but a different character has taken over at navigation. The list you have posted above kind of gives that sense, too, I guess.

I don't know if that answers your question, but that's the thoughts your post brought to my mind.

 

[F. King Daniel]

This reminds me of one of

Spoiler: If I hide it here hopefully he won't see

James Dixon's

Text documents, where he made up all 430 Enterprise crewmembers from TOS, TAS and tons of old novels. scroll down here to find it.

 

[Therin of Andor]

I think he assumed some characters who had transferred off the ship during TOS (Riley, Alden, Rand) might return in Phase II, with promotions.

Chekov, of course, is off-ship, retraining to be the new Security Chief. There was already a red shirt prepared for Walter Koenig when "Phase II" costumes were being made.